William Webster

Reflections of Venice, Painting, Watercolor on Paper

2018

I looked out from my window, and I saw Venice, my Venice, naked in the sun— Sad, faded, and unutterably forlorn!— But still unutterably beautiful. For days and days I wandered up and down— Holding my breath in awe and ecstasy,— Following my husband to familiar haunts, Making acquaintance with his well-loved friends, Whose faces I had only seen in dreams And books and photographs and his careless talk. For days and days—with sunny hours of rest And musing chat, in that cool room of ours, Paved with white marble, on the Grand Canal; For days and days—with happy nights between, Half-spent, while little Katie lay asleep Out on the balcony, with the moon and stars. O Venice, Venice!—with thy water-streets— Thy gardens bathed...

Oh Venice! Venice! when thy marble walls / Are level with the waters, there shall be / A cry of nations o’er thy sunken halls, / A loud lament along the sweeping sea!’ Many write...

A very atmospheric watercolour capturing the light and shimmer of a Venetian canal. One of two views of Venice by the artist that I am offering - please see my other listing. Dennis Page (born 1926) Venice Balcony Signed Watercolour 8½ x 12 inches including the frame 16¾ x 21 inches with the frame Painter, mainly in watercolour who was born in Hampstead, London. He studied art at Harrow and the Central School of Arts & Crafts, where his tutors included Mervyn Peake...

Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Venetian Canal Scene with Colourful Facades by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions:...